Belmopan vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belmopan	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$262	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	14	20
😀 Quality of life	37	77
🏙️ Population	17.2K	41K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6717th and 32nd ($716 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Belize and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Belize vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7563rd and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs George Town

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	Belmopan	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.55%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$25346

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$886
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$915
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$842
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1017
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$595
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$857
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$854
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$829
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$738
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$780
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$900
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$702
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$630
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1322
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$807
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$702
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$882
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$805
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1093
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1117
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1147
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$866
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$880

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671